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THIS WEEK:

Nutrition 201: Nourishing Heads & Hearts

Cultural Considerations for Eating Healthy and Bringing a Spotlight to Healthy Foods from Different Cultures

This session looks to expand the narrow definition of a healthy diet by highlighting that a healthy diet is one that reflects personal preferences, cultural traditions, and budget considerations in addition to many other factors. Explore how to balance these factors, identify the nutritional benefit of diversifying your plate, and learn how to incorporate staple foods from around the world into your diet. Presented by the Dietetic Internship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and hosted by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being.

Tuesday, October 5
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP here. Zoom link.

Thursday, October 7
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP here. Zoom link.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Make Your Own Magic: Connecting to Your Resilient Self Through Reflection and Art-making

Come join the Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Cohen Art Gallery to view “Sympathetic Magic: Objects of Faith, Healing, and Transformation” and to “make your own magic” with one of the featured artists, Vanderbilt Professor Raheleh Filsoofi (Department of Art). Professor Filsoofi will share her process for creating her art and will provide the opportunity for participants to gain hands-on experience working with clay that will showcase your bite and your unique resilience – through the pandemic and beyond. No art experience required; limited spaces available. We hope to see you there!

Wednesday, October 6
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
In-person event. Registration required.
Cohen Art Gallery, located on the Peabody Campus next to the Peabody Administration Building.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Common Grounds Coffee/Tea Pairing

Common Grounds Coffee/Tea Pairing Program provides the Peabody community with the opportunity to connect through random pairings. Over 170 Peabody community members participated last month!

This is an easy, no-pressure way to make a new connection in the Peabody community. And, if you get busy, just let us know and you can join back in (or not) at any time!

How it works:
1) Sign up by Wednesday, October 6 by 11:59 p.m.
2) Receive a random partner on Thursday, October 7.
3) Reach out to your partner and plan a convenient time to connect over coffee or tea via Zoom or in-person with a socially distanced meeting
4) Receive a new pairing each month!

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Beyond the Bylines

Join Drew Aliyah Valentine (Peabody EDI Grad Assistant) and Olivia Quiraga (Association of Latin American Students) for the Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion’s first Beyond the Bylines event! We will be discussing the Latinx community and COVID-19.

The conversation will be based around the articles below. Take a peek at one or both articles before coming. We hope to see you there!

1) Latinx college enrollment was rising before COVID-19 but the pandemic has taken a toll 

2) Hard-hit by COVID-19, Latinos bear mental health burden 8 months into pandemic

Thursday, October 7
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
In-person event. RSVP here.
Peabody Library Fireside Reading Room. 

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Peabody Council General Body Meeting

Peabody Council will be hosting its first general body meeting of the school year. If you are interested in learning more about getting involved and advocating for undergraduate students, join them this Thursday!

The mission of the Peabody Council is to take an active role in student government issues for the betterment of the Peabody and the Vanderbilt community, enhance the lives of Peabody students, faculty, and staff alike, and to uphold Peabody’s traditions.

Branches of Peabody Council:

– Events & Community Outreach: Engage the Peabody community and spearhead programming efforts

– Bridges: Support minority, first-generation, and low-income students in Peabody

– Mentoradores: Works on the mentor relationships between first-years and upperclassmen

– Community Service: Support community service within the city of Nashville

Thursday, October 7
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link.

Open to Peabody undergraduate students

Questions? Peabody Council

Faculty FaceTime with Professor Megan Saylor

We are excited to have Megan Saylor for our next Faculty FaceTime! Join us as Dr. Saylor shares her story with us via Zoom.

Dr. Saylor’s research focuses on how children learn about language and the mind. In recent studies she has focused on the intersection between language and representation. In particular, she asks how weak versus strong representations affect language comprehension during infancy. In other research she asks how infants and children use information about others’ minds (what they know and want) to figure out what they mean when they use novel words or ask for absent things. Facilitating the conversation will be graduate student Laura Janakiefski.

Friday, October 8
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Virtual event. RSVP here. Zoom link. 

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

COMING SOON:

Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Peer Support Group

APIDA hosts a bi-weekly peer support group for students that identify under the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American banner to discuss the experience of being Asian at Peabody, Nashville, and in the U.S.

Friday, October 15
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Virtual event. Registration Required.  

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? APIDA 

Peabody Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Grants

It is our pleasure to announce a new initiative from the Peabody EDI Office.

EDI Grants: The Peabody Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is announcing a call for the first inaugural Peabody Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion grants. These funds are for small grants to Peabody departments, programs, faculty, staff, and students to pursue EDI related research topics, public service, and/or professional development. Requesters must submit a proposal (500 words or less) detailing the goals of the project as well as a 1/2 page budget. Grants will mostly range between $250-500, with the maximum award being $1000. Proposals are limited to one page in length and are due Friday, October 15 and should be sent to edi-peabody@vanderbilt.edu.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Pumpkin Palooza

Come join the Peabody Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, and the Peabody Library to decorate pumpkins. Pumpkins are first come, first serve! Stickers, markers  and other items to decorate your pumpkin will be provided. We will also be running a social media pumpkin decorating contest, any one can submit an entry by tagging @peabodyosew on Instagram.

Wednesday, October 20
3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
In-person event. Peabody Library patio.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Scripting the Moves: Culture and Control in a “No-Excuses” Charter School

Begin with Books presents Dr. Joanne W. Golann, Vanderbilt professor and author of Scripting the Moves.

Immersing readers inside a “no-excuses” charter school, Scripting the Moves offers a telling window into an expanding model of urban education reform. What emerges is a complicated story of the benefits of rigid scripts, but also, their limitations in cultivating the tools students need to navigate college and other complex social institutions—tools such as flexibility, initiative and ease with adults. Join us for a lively conversation and Q&A session on education reform, race and discipline, charter schools and character education! This event is also registered as a Greek Member Experience.

Wednesday, October 20
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
In person event. Rand 308.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Sydney Takemoto

Yoga on the Lawn 

Join the Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being as Maddy Kelly, a first-year Community Development and Action masters student, leads a 45-minute flow out on the Peabody Lawn. Grab a towel or yoga mat and join us on the Peabody Lawn for a relaxing yoga sequence while basking in the beautiful fall weather! Maddy will lead a quick flow to stretch out the neck, back, hamstrings, and hips. She also will teach a breathing practice to use in moments of stress.

Friday, October 22
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
In-person event. Peabody Lawn in front of Peabody Administration Building.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

Fall Trivia 

Fall Trivia is a signature event hosted by the Peabody Office of Student Engagement & Well-Being! Form a team of 6-10 members to compete or register as an individual and get paired with a team. Prizes will be provided for the top trivia score and best costume. Costumes are not mandatory but encouraged. The best group theme wins! Dinner and refreshments will be served outside prior to the event. Register your team now!

Registration will close on 10/20 at 5:00 PM sharp. Space is limited, so be sure to sign up quickly! After that, other teams will be placed on a waiting list.

Wednesday, October 27
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
In-person event. Registration Required.
Wyatt Center, Rotunda. 

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

CONTINUING:

Meditation Monday

Begin your week with a 30-minute meditation, a partnership between the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being and the Center for Student Wellbeing.

Every Monday
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Virtual event. Zoom link.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Center for Student Wellbeing

Faculty/Staff Circles of Trust

This program, based on The Center for Courage and Renewal’s Circle of Trust approach, provides a foundation for courageous conversations that afford us the opportunity to be more effective and authentic educators, colleagues, and individuals. Spaces are created for reflection, deep listening, and meaningful conversations where you learn to trust your own wisdom and align your inner life with your outer work in the world. RSVP here.

Tuesday, October 19
8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

Tuesday, November 16
8:30 a.m.  – 9:45 a.m.

To learn more about Circles of Trust, please visit: couragerenewal.org. If you cannot attend all three, join for those you can – we look forward to seeing you there!

Open to Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

OSEW Office Hours

Stop by Peabody Administration Building Room 216 on Wednesdays to ask questions, get to know the Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being, or get support! Virtual office hours available by appointment.

Wednesdays
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In-person. 

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Student Engagement and Well-Being

EDI Office Hours 

Reach out to the Office of Visit the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to meet to receive support regarding EDI-related issues, express interest in learning more about EDI, and connect to resources on campus.

In-person or virtual by appointment.

Open to Peabody professional and graduate students, Peabody undergraduate students, Peabody faculty and Peabody staff

Questions? Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion